Murder conviction affirmed where defendant's claims of courtroom closure, improper jury instructions, and ineffective counsel were rejected on procedural waiver, substantive law, and lack of prejudice grounds.
Affirmed murder conviction; vacated and remanded order denying motion for new trial based on affidavit from deceased witness contradicting sole eyewitness, establishing narrow constitutional exception to hearsay rule.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant and co-venturer jointly attacked three victims with knives following fireworks display confrontation.
Defendant denied right to cross-examine sole witness with prior inconsistent statements denying physical contact, violating confrontation clause in credibility-focused trial.
CSLI obtained without warrant required suppression analysis; six-hour rule adopted; 2013 warrant valid on independent source; some defendant statements suppressible.
Sufficiency of evidence supported felony-murder conviction where armed home invasion involved forcible entry assault distinct from fatal shooting inside the house.
Murder conviction affirmed on ineffective assistance claim. Conviction remanded for hearing on whether defendant entitled to identity of FBI informant who reportedly identified defendant's friend as the actual shooter.
Conviction reversed where prior consistent statements of surgical assistant witness were improperly admitted without showing of recent fabrication or bias.
Motor vehicle stop based on burnt marijuana odor violates Fourth Amendment where officer lacked probable cause, only reasonable suspicion, of civil infraction.
Rape conviction vacated where expert testified about swab collection without personal knowledge, and rape shield hearing was closed without constitutional findings.
